Chutes Too Narrow definitely makes my favorites. It's undoubtedly the best Shins album. Along with, hm... Is This It (The Strokes), The Crane Wife and The Hazards of Love (both The Decemberists), and The Stranger (Billy Joel).

Also, do you know the band Born Ruffians? They're similar vibe-wise to MGMT and Vampire Weekend, very fun and dancey and awesome. Their album "Red, Yellow & Blue" is so great. Thought you might like to check them out!

ALLLLLL of these are wonderful and amongst my favourites. The Shins? Effing brilliant. I will never get tired of them...ever. Vampire Weekend just has that innate ability to make me feel better, there's just something so light and whimsical about their sound.

A few of my favourites are Rush of Blood to the Head, Viva la Vida (both Coldplay), Can You Feel the Illinoise (Sufjan Stevens), We Were Here (Joshua Radin), and For Emma, Forever Ago (Bon Iver)

wooww. i don't think i've ever met anyone with such exactly similar music tastes to my own. my list would be the exact exact same as yours, but plus the new pornographers. LOVE THEM. if you don't know them, i definitely suggest you take a listen. other favourites, however, include ben folds and regina spektor.

i most definitely approve of your musical taste! vampire weekend is doing a random concert in our tiny town hall in a few wks...it literally seats like 300...all the tickets were sold out in like 2 seconds...might try to sneak in though :)and AGREED with your AVWG description!!! so much...

for alt rock i am loving the new paramore album and meg and dia's latest one.for indie rock i like eisley (brightly wound specifically, so so pretty), vampire weekend, tegan and sara, and this new band i discovered through childhood flames' camille, first aid kit. they are fabulous.i think we have very similar taste in music. indie rock wise, at least.

MGMT IS MY FAVORITE BAND! AND oh man andrew is soooooo sexy hahaha and paolo nutini, he's just amazing! i've heard of those other bands but never listened to them. now i have something new to listen to :)http://beverleeey.blogspot.com/

loooovve Vampire Weekend. check out Regina Spektor's new album "Far". It's my current favorite. Also very into M. Ward and Andrew Bird. Spoon is cool. I saw them live and they played Brown Sugar by the Stones. Brilliant.

-mother mother-k'naan{two excellent canadian picks!}-regina spektor{i can't stop listening to her new album!}-the swell season-eric hutchinson-phoenix-santigold{want to dance every single time i listen to her!}

i saw mgmt last summer, and it was one of the WEIRDEST shows i have ever been at. they were dancing under a blanket while playing guitar? very ood - but fun!!

everytime i listen In Rainbows it just transports me to who knows where but just a better place. love radiohead, the shins and paolo nutini. seems like we have similar taste in music so i'm going to have to check out the others. awesome post.

this is so weird. these albums are all on constant shuffle. i refuse to listen to anything else. just add the killers (sam's town and day and age), keane (first album), muse (black holes and revelations), and the stone roses.

For me, Animal Collective is always on constant rotation, from Sung Tongs to Merriweather Post Pavilion...they're an incredible band. Others are Jeff Buckley (please listen to other songs BESIDES "Hallelujah" on the album 'Grace'. He was a sweet vocalist), Beach House, BAT FOR LASHES (amazing!!!!), and Tilly and the Wall (their percussionist for most songs is a tap dancer!)

I think it's hilarious that people are criticizing your music taste. Like, how lame is that? Honestly? If they don't like your music... they could just not say anything. My guess is, they listen to shitty mainstream music and have nothing positive to contribute here. Whatever, there's no accounting for taste I suppose! You go, girl.

i've seen vampire weekend and paolo live, and I can say Ezra wins in my books. currently into attack in black, black keys, animal collective, the kills/dead weather, and girl talk. Iron and Wine remains my all time favourite.

MGMT are bloody legendary.... As for Paolo, he is a sex god to the actual max. His new album Sunny Side up is incredible, his voice is like liquid gold, and he is HOT. the only downside, however, is that he is a druggie. hhhm

I am amazed by your style and music tastes, both are impeccable. I am finding my self astounded by you more and more. Keep up the wonderful work! (and yes, Andrew VanWyngarden is absolutely a very beautiful creature )